Copps loses bid in Hamilton byelection outcome
In Hamilton East Ontario Sheila Copps narrowly fails to repeat 1993 margin as Wayne Marston ND takes second and Angie Tomasic Tories rise to third. The 47 day byelection drew national attention with anti Copps ads from outside groups and Reform candidate Andy Sweck fading to fourth.
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Ms Copps
John Stewart
Wayne Marston
Angie Tomasic
Andy Sweck
National Citizens’ Coalition
Progressive Group For Independent Business
Sheila
Sweck
Reform Party
Copps
Stelco
McMaster University
Henry Jacek
Henry Jacek Said the Drop In Support For Ms Copps
Hamilton East
Liberal Party
Medicine Hat bars under Liquor Act probe for drug activity
Court of Queen's Bench heard Medicine Hat taverns are being reviewed after an undercover police probe linked bars to drug dealing. Five licensees face private hearings in July under potential penalties from fines to suspensions as the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission continues the investigation.
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Medicine Hat
Bill Cocks
Court of Queen’s Bench
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Queen’s Bench
Darlene Dickinson
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Dickinson
The
Liquor Commission
Alberta MLAs back photo radar for safety vote likely
Alberta MLAs Rob Renner and Lorne Taylor say they will vote for photo radar if it reduces accidents and isn’t a revenue tool. Government study and mixed caucus stance set to frame a likely summer decision amid opposition from ministers and Premier Klein. Calgary and Edmonton use the system, generating eight million dollars since 1988.
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Province
Hat
Rob Renner
Lorne Taylor
Progressive Conservative
Taylor
Renner
Justice
Brian Evans
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Evans
Jim Dinning
Ralph Klein
Yeltsin gains edge as Lebed backs run runoff start
In Moscow, Boris Yeltsin strengthens his position in the runoff after former General Alexander Lebed, who finished third in the first round, endorses him and is named head of the security council. Yeltsin also dismisses Defence Minister Pavel Grachev as Zyuganov watches the shift. Vote totals show Yeltsin at 35.2 percent, Zyuganov 31.95 percent with all but 1 percent counted.
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Alexander Lebed
Security Council
Yeltsin
Lebed
Moscow
Oris Yeltsin
Russia
Pavel Grachev
Chechnya
Mikhail Kolesnikov
Gennady Zyuganov
Zyuganov
Gennady Seleznyov
Oleg Lebov
Robbers Loot Melbourne Impotence Clinic
Police say burglars stole dozens of bottles of impotence drugs during a weekend break in Melbourne. The drugs can cause erections lasting up to five days and may cause extreme discomfort, though they are not fatal. Investigators seek a suspect they describe as either very embarrassed or very tired.
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Canberra
Reuter
Melbourne
City halves Dunmore Road barrier feud with left turn at Revelstoke
City council approved a partial fix easing access by allowing westbound Southview Drive traffic to turn left into Revelstoke Home Centre. Aldermen Bernie Anderson and John Hamill opposed. Plan aims for Friday rollout with a fall review and possible further changes after widespread merchant petitions.
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Dunmore Road
Revelstoke Home Centre
Bernie Anderson
John Hamill
Anderson
Public Services
Bob Wanner
Wanner
Revelstoke
Wayne Elliott
T and T Properties
Elliott
Council
Boston Pizza
Taco Time
Color Your World
Regas Evangelos
Higdon Avenue
Dan Finnerty
Meadowlands
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Siwon
Ottawa
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Ann Landers
Canada
Doonesbury
Associated Press
Brouhaha
Hamill
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